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Human Life, Action and Ethics: Essays by G.E.M. Anscombe (St Andrews Studies in Philosophy and Public Affairs) - Softcover

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Anscombe, G.E.M.

 
9781845400613: Human Life, Action and Ethics: Essays by G.E.M. Anscombe (St Andrews Studies in Philosophy and Public Affairs)
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ISBN 10: 1845400615 ISBN 13: 9781845400613
Publisher: Imprint Academic, 2006

Synopsis

This volume presents a collection of essays by the celebrated philosopher Elizabeth Anscombe. This collection includes papers on human nature and practical philosophy, together with the classic 'Modern Moral Philosophy'.

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About the Author

Anscombe (1919–2001) read classics and philosophy at St Hugh's College, Oxford from 1937 to 1941 in which year she married the philosopher Peter Geach. She subsequently researched in philosophy at Newnham College, Cambridge where she became a student and friend of Ludwig Wittgenstein. One of his literary executors, she played a large part in editing his unpublished works and was their principal English translator. In 1946 she returned to Oxford as a University Lecturer in 1951. From 1970 until her retirement in 1986 she held the Chair of Philosophy at Cambridge.

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Publisher
Imprint Academic
Publication date
2006
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1845400615
ISBN 13 
9781845400613
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
300
Editor
Geach Mary, Gormally Luke

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